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Project closure
A project must be administratively closed once its product is successfully delivered to the customer. A failed project must
also be administratively closed. A deadlocked project (drastic change of focus, support, personnel, executive decision,
Monitoring implementation
To provide feedback to the individual regarding career development Most organizations have established
• Team work
• Customer relations
• Evaluations of individuals are still left to supervisors of the team member’s home department.
Team based Are standards and goals for measuring performance Clear, challenging, and attainable? Are
Functional organization or functional matrix: the individual’s area manager. The area manager may solicit the
Balanced matrix: the project manager and the area manager jointly evaluate an individual’s performance. Project
matrix and project organizations: the project manager is responsible for appraising individual performance.
Project performance evaluation:
individual based Multi rater appraisal or the “360-degree feedback Involves soliciting feedback concerning
team members’ performance from all the people their work affects. This includes project managers, area
Project audit is done during and after projects are complete. The outcome of project audit is a report that suggests:
• Judging Punishment
• Prevention
• Continuous improvement
For an on-going project, audit helps to decide:
• Are there significant issues of internal, external, morale, and the like that impact project outcome?
Project Audit For a completed project, audit helps to decide:
• Leadership lessons?
• Organizational lessons?
• In-process project audits : Allows for corrective changes if conditions have changed and for
• Post project audits : Take a broader and longer-term view of the project’s role in the organization and
Were risks appropriately identified and assessed Were the right people and talents assigned?
Organization View
data collection and analysis Were the project planning and control systems appropriate for this type of project?
Executive Summary : Project goals met/unmet Stakeholder satisfaction with project User reactions to
quality of deliverables
Analysis : Project mission and objective Procedures and systems used Organization resources used
Normal
Premature
Perpetual
Failed Project
Changed Priority
Close-out Plan: Questions to be Asked What tasks are required to close the project? Who will be responsible for these
tasks? When will closure begin and end? How will the project be delivered?